Man beaten with bat in NSW home invasion

An elderly man has been beaten with a metal baseball bat during a home invasion in Broken Hill in NSW's far west.

The 71-year-old was bashed in his Wolfram Street home about 3.30am on Thursday and was taken to Broken Hill Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Police later arrested a 34-year-old man at a home in McGowen Street and he was refused bail to appear in Broken Hill Local Court on Thursday charged with multiple offences including aggravated break and enter and committing a serious indictable offence.